The Lakota West Firebirds are on the road again on Thursday to play the Sycamore Aviators at 7:15 p.m.
Lakota West is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals last Saturday, they were much more limited against Oak Hills on Thursday. They fell just short of the Highlanders by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Firebirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Highlanders are ranked 24th).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Sycamore made sure to put some goals up on the board against Princeton on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over the Vikings. Considering the Aviators' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lakota West fell to 2-1. As for Sycamore, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2-1.
Everything went Lakota West's way against Sycamore in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Lakota West made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakota West since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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